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Sky's Story

Thrown Away Children, Book 5

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Sky's Story

By: Louise Allen
Narrated by: Melanie Crawley
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About this listen

When Sky and her older sister Avril were taken into care, the social workers knew this was a case like no other. Raised by unhinged parents who hoarded compulsively, creating horrific conditions no child should live in, the two girls arrived at foster carer Louise's home, neglected, malnourished and indoctrinated. Louise had to draw on all of her experience as one of Britain's leading foster carers to rehabilitate and change the course of their lives.

But with constant attempts to thwart her work, Louise ends up under siege in her own home. Will she succeed or is their fate sealed forever?

©2022 Louise Allen (P)2022 W. F. Howes Ltd Adventurers, Explorers & Survival Children's Studies Parenting & Families Relationships Social Sciences Fostering Adoption

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Loved this story couldn’t stop listening it was so sad what the girls had to go through

Skys story

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a lovely lovely story i couldnt stop listening. To know this is real is hard to realise. So much admoration for Louise and her lovely family. The narrator is fabulous.

HEARTWARMING

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As a former looked after child I’ve tried reading a few other foster carers memoirs, whilst I’ve enjoyed them they never seem true to life.
This is the first book I’ve read where the foster carer doesn’t portray herself and her own family as saints, she discusses openly her own anger and frustration at not just the professionals involved but the children in her care too, she’s honest in admitting that foster carers can’t save every child placed with them and not every placement works out regardless of how much hard work is put in.
Out of the many fostering memoirs I’ve read, I can say this is the most relatable in terms of human instinct and emotion as well as the long term outcome.
I’ll definitely be reading more of Louise’s memoirs.

Finally a raw and honest portrayal of foster care.

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I enjoyed listening to this book and it was lovely to find that Avrail's life had turned out so well for her but I was disappointed not knowing what happened to Skye.

Enjoyed this book a disappointing ending though

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This was a tough book to read specially due to kind of parents the mother and father were. Louise and the family did their best to help Avril and Sky specially with what Hannah was putting them through. Carers like Louise and her family are really needed. How a mother can use children the way she did was just terrible.

Another great book from this series.

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